Picture from my run

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And Back...

Yes folks it has been a while but I am back... I lost my way a little and gained 5lbs to show for it... I have been working out but nothing too hard.
So I needed to kick it back into gear.... so I decided to run farther than I have ever done before!! 16.55 in the end... I ran home from work. It's green and it's hard!!
I am back!

The next... not to do!

Okay guys.... I say guys becuase this is who I mostly see do it.
So you are on the treadmill. You are running at a rate that you really cannot sustain for a long period of time. So you decide to jump off to the side and let the treadmill roll.

WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU DOING??? I am sure you sit there for a while and then tell all of your friends you ran "X" miles. Run it... if you can't handle it... slow down.

So I ran 8.3 miles last night 1:20. Nice and easy. However two weeks ago I did the same thing and my HR was lower... I thought that was very interesting. Am I getting more out of shape?

Or maybe it was the 007 movie I was watching and loving!!

Squeeky

So last night I was at the gym running once again. I started out running however I had to stop 15 mins in to see a man about a horse... yes weird phrase.

Anyway, when I got back on the guy that was next to me before was still there. Doing the same thing. Next to me stood a very over weight younger man walking on the treadmill. Now do NOT get me wrong I am happy that he was at the gym! I am happy that he is trying to treat himself better. HOWEVER.....

YES THIS IS A HUGE HOWEVER!!!

He was doing some very annoying things. VERY VERY annoying.

1. He was walking uphill grade 10... TEN!! That is huge, once again this is great... BUT he was holding on. I don't know what people think but holding on completely defeats the purpose. Unless you are training for climbing up a hill using a rope... TAKE YOU HANDS OFF THE MACHINE!!

2. Since he was holding on there was not enough room for his feet to stride so every time he stepped the bottom of the shoe hit the front "kick plate" (maybe) of the treadmill... making a very annoying sqeek sqeek sqeek noise... yes every step, both feet.

So the lesson to learn... when on the treadmill you shoud only head your foot strike and the motor... if you hear anything else you are doing something wrong!!!

Also, if there isn't a handle... don't hold on... and if there is a handle on something that you run or walk on ... it is probably there for safety... so unless you are FALLING, let go!!

A long weekend...

This past weekend I was stuck... indoors!
My wife was out of town for the entire long weekend so I was destinded to ride on my bike. So I logged 1.5 hours on Friday. That one was rough however I was watching the Oylmpics the whole time.
Then on Saturday I was about to edge in 2 hours (2x1) during nap time and bed time.
On Sunday my legs were distroyed. I got in 30 mins during nap time but I was just done.

THEN!!!

I found out that the day care was open on Presidents Day and I was off... so I dropped the kids off there for a few hours. I decided to put in an epic work out.
1 hour of swimming, followed by 1 hour on the bike, followed by 1 hour on the treadmill
Thats right it was a great time! I loved it.

Ellipti-kill-my-calves

So I was planning on my gym night since we are having the blizzard of 2010. Everyone knows that my Wednesdays are one of my long days. Two of my friends asked if I was going to be there and wanted to see if I wanted to work out with them as well, however they wanted to do the elliptical. Since I always go for a conversation I said yes!
However I got there early so I could get a run in. I was able to get 4 miles in prior to them arriving.
Then I jumped on the elliptical for 1:05... and let me tell you this... From a lung perspective it was pretty easy, but from a stretching and calf perspective I was rocked! My legs are dieing today almost like I pulled a muscle. Very weird.

Today weight training was supplimented by snow digging.